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A MAIL TRIBUMI, Medfere'. Or. ' A Mender. April II, HeO "Everyone In Southern Oregon , Reads The Mall Tribune" Published Dally except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. Si Worth Fir St., Ph SP 2-8141 ROBERT W. RUHt, Editor HERB GREY Advertising Manager GERALD T LATHAM. Bui. Mgr. ERIC W. ALLEN JR.. Mng. Editor EARL H. ADAMS. City Editor HARRY CKIPMAN. Teleg. Editor RICHARD JEWF.TT. Sports Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Women'! Editor DALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr An Indenendent Newspap Entered aa second clasi matter at Medford, Oregon, under Act of March 3, 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES nv Mall In Advance. CoDV 10c Dally and 5unday 1 year $18.00 Dally and Sunday 8 moi, 8.00 Dally and Sunday 4 mos. s.25 Sunday Only One year S4.J0 By Carrier In Advance Medford Ashland. Central Point Eagle Point, Jacksonville. Gold tun, DhunU fcriv fnv Rneua RiV. r. Talent end" on motor mutes. Dally and Sunday I year J! 8 no uauy ann ounnay i no. Carrier and Dealara copy 10c AH Terms Cash In Advance Official Paper of City ef Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Press International Full Leased Wire U.P.I. Telephoto Newspleturea ""MEMBFR OF AUDIT BITREAtT Or UKUULA I IUnO WEST HOLIDAY CO.. INC Of fice! in New York, Chicago. De- ml) Can Prnnrlumv Lns Aneelff! Seattle. Portland. St Louli. At lanta, Vancouver, a.i.. NEWSPAPER PUtLISHEKS ASSOCIATION E0ITORIAI c6T," mimiwii'TT Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the film of The Mall Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 yean ays. 10 YEARS AdO April 11. 1950 (Tuesday) Acting Postmaster Moore Hamilton today told Medford citizens that to participate in the mailing of chain letters which are now circulating in thls..city, is illegal. . Kogap Lumber company withdraws request for pre liminary injunction against the Medford Building and Construction' Trades council to piuvent latter'i picketing ot their plant. 20 YEARS AGO April 11. 1940 (.Thursday) Public utilities commission will conduct hearing In Med ford tomorrow on application of Crater Lake national parK comuany to discontinue its bus service between Medford and Crater Lake. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "Owing to the Elk's tom-cat being busy elsewhere, mousetraps have been distributed through tlie Temple. The first victim was the tom-cat." SO YEARS AOO April 11. 1930 (Friday) World traveler writes that ht ate a Rogue River valley ppll in Calcutta. Epidemic of checker play ing hits city. 40 YEARS AGO April 11, 1920 (Sunday) Roscburg businessmen agree to wear overalls as a protest gainst high cost of living, Hoover campaign for presi dent opens in Oregon. 10 YEARS AGO- April 11. 1910 (Monday) Reliable sources say South ern Pacific will extend rail road throuxh the Applegate to Crescent City, Pacific and Eastern railroad has been awarded a contract to carry mail between Med ford and Eagle Point. Whal's Your I.Q.? Nina or ten earner it superlofi eevee o alKt la eacellenti tin w ll Is goo4. 1. Are there Phi Beta Kip pa chapter at all colleges and universities in the U. S.? 2. Member of the D. A. R. re descended from those who participated in the French Revolution; true or false? 3. Is Ireland (Eire) a mem ber of th British Common wealth ot Nations? 4. When do recess appoint ments mad by the president expire? 5. Ophelia It a character In which of Shakespeare's plays? 6. What former American public official is called "Cac tus Jack"! 7. Which of Hi planets Is nearest the sun? 8. What Is the capitol of Oregon? 8. At how many points docs tangent touch a circle? 10. In mythology, was Ar (in famous for his eyes, ears, or nose? Answcrsi 1. No. 2. False) American Revolution, 3. No. 4. On lh last day of th sue ding session of the Sen I. if not confirmed. S. "Ham let." . Former V. P. John Nine Garner. 7. Mercury. I. lam. . On. 10. Eyas. NATIONAL s&s I Ia carat) Social Workers Talk Back Smarting under recent attacks on various phases of the public welfare program, spokesmen for an estimated 700 Bocial workers of the state did some talking back before the Legislative In terim Committee on Public Welfare last week. In a voluminous report prepared by the Ore gon chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, they not only struck out at "unjustified criticisms" and "misrepresentations" of the aid to dependent children program. They also brought out a far-reaching set of recommendations for improving various welfare programs. e a e M AJOR recommendations are : Elimination of residence requirements in the ADC and old-age assistance program, and re tention of ADC children under 14 on ADC rolls during summer months. More and better trained welfare commission employes to do a better job of screening and more thorough eligibility studies. Elminination of discrepancies in allowances made to general assistance recipients, as com pared with ADC, old-age assistance and other programs. Better medical care for old-age assistance recipients, including support of the Forand bill (now shelved) in the Congress. A single federal grant to states for ADC and better food standards for ADC families. More research into the causes of dependency and disability. Repeal of the relative responsibility law, which, the report charged, is costly, hard to aa minister and "fosters destructive family relation' ships." Higher salaries to attract and keep experi enced people and to cut annual turnover of state welfare employes. And a citizens advisory committee to conduct studies and develop sound e e e THIS is a drastic program altogether, involving anma ViirrVilir fnrrnvp.re.inl rp-mprlif-s fnr ihfi omplex welfare problems. But it is a compre hensive, professional report which deserves thoughtful consideration by the interim commit tee and the 1961 legislature. It is becoming obvious care must be provided for of elderly people who require more comprenen sive medical care at the very time incomes are at their lowest ebb. AND it is equally obvious, at the opposite end of the life cycle, that our dependent children must not be neglected, regardless ot unwed moms and abBcondine tjatmies. If, bv spending a little more money now to cope with current welfare problems, we can "help people Decome ineiigiDie ior weirare as sistance," as the chairman of the social policy and action committee of NASW contends, it will be a good investment. On that Ave can agree. Oregon Journal. Labor Law Report Secretary of Labor Mitchell's report last week of the first six month's operation of the Landrum- Griffin Law gives striking ed in statistics, of two outstanding leatures : tne staggering size of the job still to be done as well as progress already made by the new Bureau of Labor-Management Reports. And, during the first few months, the Depart ment of Labor's task has been a double-headed one : to set up the necessary organizational ma chinery and then to put it into nigh-gear opera tion. The selection of the commissioner in charge, John L. Holcombe, has fulfilled the first require ment for success a talented executive. His chief associates Frank M. Kleiler, Deputy Commis sioner, and Assistant Commissioners Daniel L. O'Conner and Morris Weisz complete an excep tionally strong and even-handed directing team. rTHEY and their staff of over 300, working through twenty-two offices in all parts of the country, nave already processed some 60,000 re ports and have investigated over 800 complaints of violations. They have also carried on a cam paign of information, including the preparation and distribution of more than a million and a half pieces of educational material. All this is not surprising, considering that some seventeen million union members and half a million officers are directly affected by the act. And the peak of the staff's work-loads has yet to be reached. Half of the 50,000 reports of union financial operations only were due on April 1, with the balance not called for until the end of August. fN THE whole, Secretary Mitchell reports, union officials, employers and the public have been cooperative. But "the corrupt elements in labor and management," whose conduct resulted in the act, have done everything they could to hamper the bureau's work, including attempts to bring about cuts in its operating funds. It is too early to attempt any over-all appraisal of the effects of the Landrum-Griffin Law. But the bureau says that the reports it gets indicate that union members are speaking out more freely at meetings, that union constitutions are being revised along mole democratic lines and that unionists are taking a tions. So far, so good, though there is still a long ... v v..i. t: way iw jju. new iuia down the 34 per cent public relationships. e a to everyone that better the ever-growing group evidence, firmly root greater interest in elec iihk'?. Dennis the aaases" spaaas....aa.a...s.a.i I 4' 6 MAyee i never really punched amy cattle, but I STUCK OUT AW TONSUE AT THE WIXMAN OHCSI Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the riqht to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case, Indignation and Sorrow To the Editor: It was with extreme indignation and pro found sadness that I read the conglomeration of misinfor mation re the Camp White derelict in your paper. In dignation due to the slur cast upon an institution that has gone broke because of its charities - a slur so terribly unfounded and unjust. And sorrow for the irreparable harm done just when help ia so badly needed. Your editorial did little to correct the grave injustice. The tragedy is that an article of that sort has the same effect as malicious gossip - people feed on the sensationalism and never bother to look for the grain of truth. You probably do not have time to censor every article before publication but you certainly could have offered public apology. I am sure that by now you have been fuUy informed of the true facts and I hope that you will do all in your power to undo the dam age. The sad fact Is that peo ple pay alight attention to re tractions. May I again state that I am not a Catholic but I did work at Sacred Heart for several years and know well the de votion, tne tireless service and endless charities given by the Sisters to an apparent ly undeserving community. The very least you can do to right a wrong is to beg their humble pardon. Nell E. von der Hellen (Mrs. Carl) Eagle Point, Ore. Editor' note: We have oeen given to understand that the administration of Sacred Heart hospital is investigat ing the circumstances of the case. If and when they wish to make their findings known, the Mail Tribune will be de lighted to publish them. The tory came from a reliable source, and was carefully checked before publication. If it is shown to be incorrect, the Mnll Tribune will certain ly apologize and do every thing It can to set the record straight, our position re mains as staled in our edi torial of Thursday, namely that facilities for the treat ment of indigents need im provement, and that the en lire community is to blame for this by continuing to make It necessary for the hospitals to use their limited resources for charity cases, which logi cally and morally should be public obligation. We don t know whether the patient In thi case was, or wasn't a "Camp White derelict." We do know, however, that he was a human being. Long-Dead Mosquito To the Editor: Aye sure seen der news In der paper yesterday, about drr mosqui toes in der Rogue River Val ley. It' funny ting, Aye fished In all der creeks und river uf der Rogue River Valley for SO years. I ain't never seen but vim mosquito, und he vas in der Ashland Park in der spring uf 1914. He vasn't In der Park for long, he vas reported, und der Park Commission shot him, Ve do have a few hungry yellowyackets in der Park, but you might as veil eat der picnic lunch at home, if you ain't got der yellowyackets. Everett Ackiln Ashland, Ore. River Dam Needed To the Editor: Our gover nor, Mark Hatfield, our am bassador nf good will and In terest of Oreaon at heart, has been out trying to Interest outside Industry. That is fine. W have an abundance of Menace soil, clay, pumice, fancy rocks, and all kinds of trees. ' We also have plenty of persons to do any kind of labor. We need electricity for these invited industries, we need recreation for our inhabitants, we need water for those who want to till the soil, we need our low lands and homes along Rogue River protected from floods, and of course some place with a lot of fish for the fisherman. With a high dam on Rogue River, big power plant could be run, a huge lake would be formed to contain lots of fish, long enough for boat races, there would be plenty of water for the farmer and our river bottom lands and homes protected. If we provide the power and the water, real progress for southern Oregon will come. Probably new Indus tries we have never heard of. In Thursday' April 7 Mail Tribune, here is a story, Bud get Group Asked Not to Spend $1800. Why? I that to delay a dam on Rogue River? Medford and Talent have their irrigation. Medford Chamber of Com merce better get interested in the whole county. By the way, pray tell us where we can find this said Agate Project. As for the letters to Con gressman Porter, no doubt they were all from Grangers or at least most of them. Grange dues are small so there is not a great deal of money in a Grange, but they do have members and they can use the malls. Delia A. Llttlefield Lecturer, . Shady Cove Grange Shady Cove, Ore. How Many Deductions To the Editor: I have a question for Mr. Claude M. Hall, who is an advocate of the bill providing hospitaliza tion for Society Security re tirees. Just how many of these so called "fractional" deductions do you think we working peo ple can stand? Another "frac tional" whack at our salaries and some of us who are earnestly trying to make a living for our families may as well give it up. It is too dis couraging. I f nil to understand how Mr. Hall, and others like him, can expect the employer to stay In business, or the em ployee to continue working, when this something for nothing system continues to penalize us for our efforts. Add up the "fractional" in creases sometime, and figure out how much we have left to live on. B. Greer 244 North Oakdal ave. Medford. Seeks More Answers To the Editor: Your editori al In the Thursday, April 7, paper regarding th convul sive patient who received so much shoddy treatment doesn't answer two questions which appear to b quite im portant In eliminating a quick ly drawn bias. (1.) Was the hospital staff consulted regarding the man's admittance, or was it Just a case of the night shift having to make a decision? I find that his non-admittance to the hos pital is not consistent with your statement ".... long record ot selfless, humanitari an service . . ." Knowing some of the people on the staff, 1 am of the opinion that if they had been consulted the man would have been ad mitted In spite of his liability. The Sister Superior is very strong believer In "God will provide" and rightly so. It is Foreign Notebook: Pre-Summit Session; West Germans1 Bid By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor From the Foreign Editor notebook: Adenr uer-Khrushche v Look for a hastily arranged meeting between Soviet Pre- m 1 e r Niklta Khrushc h e and West Ger man Chancel lor Konra Aden a u e r possibly jus before the tart of the Pari E a West summit meeting in May. Diplomat say Khru shchev is favorably inclined toward a conference with reasonably well known that admittance to Sacred Heart Hospital is far more probable, in the case of charity patients, than at other institutions here. (2) What was the doctor's opinion of whether the man had received proper medical aid, aside from the question of a place to rest? Wasn t he given an injection of pheno- barbita! shortly after his ar rival? We all know, that even with proper medication, the common cold isn't cured over night. Would appreciate your an swering these questions: be cause with others here, I too am alarmed by the article and certainly concur that more provisions for emergency care are needed. Your editorials while I do not agree with all of them, are usually well writ ten and fair, and am sure you will follow up with more clarity in this situation. Wallace W. Nelson, 318 Newtown, Medford, Ore. ". . . Also Unto Me" To the Editor: The arucle in Wednesday night' Mail Tribune concerning the man who did not receive adequate care for 2V4 hours shocked me and I hope it did the game to those who read it. I asked myself, "Where have our Christian principle gone?" Why should a hospital founded by a religious order refuse to take a person des perately in need of help be cause he apparently had no money to pay for his care? How could a nurse who should be dedicated to help the ill make a comment to the effect as to the man being a "liabil ity"? Would she have done so If he had been one of her loved ones? And the ambu lance driver-did dollars and cents mean more than a hu man life? This man-a veteran-may have fought for his country and received his disability de fending the very people who refused to help him. How quickly we forget these men who have sacrificed so much for our democratic way of life. I do think the doctor and the policeman are to be com mended. At least they stood by him until he was given proper care. Perhaps he was a transient but he also Is a human being. "This I say unto you, even as you do unto the least of these, do you also unto Me." Mrs. Karen Fletcher, 819 Garden Way, . Ashland, Ore. Good For Th Dads To the Editor: We, the stu dents of West Side School, would like to take this oppor tunity to thank the Dads and Do-Dads of our school. On Tuesday evening, April S, these men sponsored a variety show tor the benefit of our Student Body fund. This show was a huge succej? only because of the unceasing work of the group. We have baseball shirts or dered for the boy on our team and have already pur chased two new mitts for them to use with the money re ceived from the show. Again, we want to express our thanks and appreciation to our Dads. The Students of West Side School Medford. Much Still To Do To the Editor: I have read and been deeply moved by, your superb editorial on the race question. I am never in sympathy with my Southern colleagues on civil rights legis lation, and seldom In sympa thy with them In the points they raise In debate. But they do raise one point which can not be overlooked. That I the argument that the North Is no paradise for Americans of dark complexions, either. Certainly we In the North ern and Western States have much to do in the civil right field. But we have much of which we can be proud of. One of the things of which we can be proudest Is the spirit shown In your outstand ing editorials. Edith Green Member of Congress Washington, D. C. Chil KiuMin Adenauer, the only major Western leader who has not huddled with the Kremlin boss in preparation for the summit. Philippine-West German West Germany is making a quiet, effective play for ex panded business in the Philip pines - mostly at the expense of American firms. And the outlook seems very encourag ing for the Germans. The cur rent tug-of-war Is for estab lishment of a steel mill in the Philippines. There is little doubt that the Germans will underbid the United States, Ironically, most of the dol lars to pay for it come from the United States. De Gaulle Remains Firm French President Charles de Gaulle can be expected to make a strong pitch against any weakening of the Western stand on Europe in general and Germany in particular during his forthcoming visit to the United States. Reports from Washington that the West might agree to sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany if the East Ger mans vote In favor of it caused major alarm in French offi cial circles. Freedom Slipping Away To the Editor: While aware that newcomers should be seen and not heard - especial ly in matters pertaining to children, flowers, and dogs -I cannot, in good conscience, keep my big mouth shut. The disturbing truth is that dog control ordinances, like many legislative panaceas, carry consequences reaching far beyond the tangible. First, it should be remembered that these ordinances are restric tive, and each restrictive law is another nibble at our shrinking freedom. We can no longer afford the luxury of voting away Individual liber ty - not even the other fel low's. This 1 not to suggest that we stop passing laws; as our national population expands, more and more rules will be come necessary. But each should be weighed carefully to determine its necessity. We must ask ourselves whether or not it is a just law; a law de signed to restrain and punish the guilty - or if it is merely another expediency aimed at the masses. For as we Americans grow softer and fatter and lazier, we turn more and more to the comfort of expediency. For example: isn't it easier to ban all teen-agers from an estab lishment than to identify and eject the troublemakers? Isn't it easier to post our lands against all men, than to de tect and punish the inconsid erate? Isn't it, by the same token, easier to chain all dogs, than to isolate and dispense with the marauders? At this point the property owner will ask, how about us? Haven't we the moral right to demand that dogs be kept from our premises? To which I can only answer that I do not know. I do know that a multitude of questions arise io confront the affirma tive. Here, for example, are a few of those questions: Are undisturbed flower beds worth the character-building advantage neighborhood chil dren could have gained from the responsibility of caring for and disciplining their pets? I refer to companionable pets, of course, and not untrust worthy beasts restrained by chain or cage. Is the serenity of our garbage cans worth the fences that will consequently spring up between neighbors, or the petty grievances that wallow, always, in the wake of these fences? In short, are immaculate flower beds, un molested garbage cam, and crewcut lawn worth a way of life? Fortunately, most of you will be permitted to decide this issue from the traditional privacy of an election booth. Unfortunately, some of us may be denied this privilege, so quietly does freedom slip away. C. W. Patterson P. O. Box 452 Jacksonville, Ore. New York -1UPD- Friends of department store executive Bernard F. Glmbel celebrated his 75th birthday over the week end in a hotel' turkish baths decorated In Roman fashion. false: teeth That Loosen Need Not Embarrass Mane weerere of falsa taath haT Buffered real embarrassment because tftetr Plata aroppea. suppea or woo blfd at Just the wrong time. Do not tire in fear of thta happening to you. Juht sprinkle a IHUe FA8TEKTH. the alkaline (non-acid) powder, on your platea. Hold falae teeth mora Annie, so they feel more comfortable Doee toot sour. Checks 'plate odor" Iden. tura breath). Get FA8TUTH at an tru counter. Washington Report By WILLIAM $. WHITE KENNEDY PROBLEMS Washington - The Demo crats are in danger of carry ing off all the springtime lor d the identlal in November. T-h e spec tacular con test run be tween presi dential aspir ants John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Hum phrey in Wisconsin is now to be followed by another knock-down-drag-out in West Virginia. That small state's convention delegation is not half worth the risk to front runner Kennedy. And it would actually mean much to Humphrey even If he should carry it. Nevertheless, the battle is fated to be fought to the fin ish. Senator Kennedy must go on because no matter when and where be wins, to date, a large section of the political community only replies: "Yes -but." In plain fact, and all fine spun analysis to the contrary, he won a clear victory in Wisconsin, On the big score-board-the number of conven tion delegates nailed down he beat Senator Humphrey by a margin of 2 to 1. In the pop ular vote he received 58 per cent-which is better than the 55.2 per cent given to Dwight Eisenjiower in his 1952 pres idential landslide. e ALL this would seem, on nnv nrHinarv mpasnrp- ment, to be quite enough. But special standards are being applied to Kennedy. This is practically - undcrstanda b 1 e even though ethically not fair. The professional politicians (including the Catholic pros themselves) have always reckoned that to be a Catho lic is a heavy handicap in running for president. So Kennedy has got to con vince his party, and then re convince it and reconvince it yet again, that his popularity can overcome any handicap that may exist. Humphrey has got to go into West Virginia because he had pledged to do so. There is also the important fact that while his chances for the Try and irP"plH drama, an .11 p r e siden JL-aCfc. J e 1 e c tion Whlta By BENNETT CERF- W'AITERS at the diner outside the Laramie, Wyo., airport V still talk about the customer who ordered a cup ot coffee, then poured pepper, salt and a dash of catsup into it "Hey," he remonstrated, "this coffee tastes ter rible." "What did you ex pect?" asked the waiter. "There's not much else in that cup besides pep per, salt and catsup. "Maybe you're right," 'l. allowed the customer. "Pass the mustard." a ' ' Charley Weaver nomln- ntes Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Swine aa the flghtlngest married couple in ML Idy. "Trouble is," expiains Char- ' ley, "Wally won't give her an Owl for her birthday, 99 Ji vmft mend his socks. She told me, 'If he don't give hoot, I don't give a dam'." . . e "Promises," declares Norman Vincent Peale, "are like crying Jjables In the theater: they should bo carried out at once." i960, by Bennett.Cerf. Distributed by King Features SyntMeat ; . Services ot Perl's are IWvl WvJiS sacred responsibility. w&Ww jf hf Th smallest details are rviA BjI jjy j cared for by competent j PERL iJ m Funeral Home Rsg '''' I SP nomination are one In ten they would be nonexistent if he cried quit now. There is much nonsense in presidential primaries. But the Democrats are involved in them all the same. A great, unexplored bomb lies under the whole situation for the Demlcrats. Kennedy' Wisconsin triumph Is widely attributed-although there Is much objective to doubt that this is the decisive explana-ion-to "the Catholic vote." The more his success 1 ex plained away on that ground the greater the danger to the Democratic party for November-no matter who is at length nominated. FIR IF the anti-Kennedyites nrp ahlg In mnulnA. u - , ... u Liit: Democratic party that his is only or mainly a "Catholic candidacy" they are surelv going to convince the major ity protestant voters and the minority Catholic voters in this whole country on the same thing. If massive num bers of Catholics really are for Kennedy simply because he is a Catholic, these people are not going to like it if he is dumped by the Demo cratic convention in circum stances suggesting that the only real reason was his re ligion. And if the stop Kennedy" movement is going to be put on the basis of his religion and he still isn't stopped, the Democrats themselves will have given the Republicans a powerful weapon with which to beat him In the campaign by exploiting the so-called 'protestant ' vote. So the more the Democrat talk about "the Catholic is sue" the more harm they art going to do their own party and their own ultimate candi date, regardless of his iden tity. Their problem thu is great. If they are going to "stop Kennedy" they had bet ter do it on impersonal and non-religious issues. If they can't stop him that way they will be far better off not to stop him at all. All Democratic candidate or fac tions even uttering the words "Catholic vote" from now on will use them at their own peril and to the peril of their common party. (Copyright, 1960, By United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) Stop Me WU TABTiiS Jsl 'I -v--jpe-
